A sage, a guru, a soothsayer. Every good gym has an individual whose life experience has molded him into a walking body of wisdom. For us here at JD’s Gym, that individual is Jerry Cooper. Jerry is a man with decades of training in karate, boxing, motocross racing, cycling, and weightlifting. He competed at some […]
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Fat Bar Championships – November 15th
All axle bar, all the time. This will be a powerlifting/strongman hybrid competition using the axle bar and Jeep tires for all three events/lifts. Event One: Axle Bar Back Squat for reps (60 second time cap). Event Two: Axle Bar overhead press for reps (60 second time cap.) Event Three: Axle Bar Max Deadlift (last […]
September Member of the Month – Mike Sidwell
Congratulations to Michael Sidwell the September Member of the Month! With a passionate intensity that few possess, Mike has been striving for some pretty lofty strongman goals this past year, namely to be one of the best in the country. His unparalleled commitment and single-minded focus allowed him to become just that. A few weeks […]
July Member of the Month – Matt Arnold
Congratulations to Matt Arnold the July Member of the Month! No one better embodies the supportive, community-like spirit of JD’s Gym better than Matt Arnold. He has a genuine desire to see everyone at the gym succeed and achieve his or her goals. On any given day, you’ll find Matt pumping up a fellow member […]
Strongman/Strongwoman Competition
The owners of JD’s Gym would like to publicly thank all the competitors, spectators, helpers, and vendors who came out to yesterday’s competition. You all helped make the day an overwhelming success. You are an awesome group of people. We hope you all had a great time.
JD’s Strongman/Strongwoman Contest
We are hosting a strongman/strongwoman contest here at the gym this summer on July 12th. Stop by and check it out. Although we will have one Open Men’s division for seasoned competitors, it is geared toward first time and novice competitors. The events are: Event One: Press Medley (Circus Dumbbell, Axle, Log) Event Two: Car […]
March Member of the Month
Congrats to Michelle Ikemeier the March Member of the Month! When Michelle joined JD’s Gym, she had a few goals in mind. Michelle wanted to lose some weight, improve her strength, and run a 5K. Not only did she reach all of these milestones, she did so in stellar fashion. Michelle won our Biggest Loser […]
PR Day Results
How fun was today? The PR record board was absolutely obliterated today. Congrats to everyone who participated. We’re very proud of your efforts. Everything listed below is a new personal record (PR). Results (Squat/Bench/Deadlift): Steve Gonzales – 335/305/425 Jordan Valentine – 350/325/475 Tyler Heilich – 280 squat and 400 deadlift Terrell Ursey – 515/335/525 Matt […]
January Member of the Month
Congratulations to Terrell Lamont Ursery the January 2014 Member of the Month! Terrell has been a member since day one of JD’s Gym. Since that day, his relentless work ethic and insatiable drive to improve have built him into a PR crushing machine. He has set PRs in all three of the powerlifts and every […]
December Member of the Month
Congrats to Steve Gonzales, the JD’s Gym Member of the Month for December! For the past two years Steve has been chasing the 300lb bench press. It had been his nemesis until last week when he nailed it. In addition to being a member of the 300lb bench press club, Steve has set PRs in […]